About

Bio:
I was born in Mackay on the central Queensland coast. Giving up work to follow my future husband west to the mining communities of central Queensland, I subsequently became a full-time mother to our three children (now all adults), returning to the workforce in my mid-40s to contribute towards our goal of doing some overseas travel.

As a junior I avidly enjoyed gymnastics and playing basketball, eventually coaching my then-teenage daughter's schoolgirl basketball team. I have had a long association with Kyokushin Karate, achieving the status of Qld Women’s Senior Kata Champion at age 39.

Creativity and persistence are two key drivers in my life. Sketching, macramé, sewing dance school costumes, designing and carrying out my own home landscaping, learning keyboard, guitar and fiction writing are examples of my imagination and determination to master new skills.

I started writing 19 years ago, initially for my own enjoyment and these days to challenge myself to impress my peers sufficiently to achieve publication & reader enjoyment. I have been a member of the Mackay Writers group as well as the U3A (University of the Third Age) Writers Group. Recognition as the farthest solo traveller to attend an annual writers’ conference in Melbourne in 2002 was a pleasant surprise. I would like to acknowledge vital initial guidance and encouragement from a founding member of the Mackay Writers Group who is also a published author, journalist and editor - Mr Paul Vander Loos. And I cannot neglect my working relationship with e-publishing consultant Linda Diggle of www.bookboffin.com, who has assisted me to publish all novels thus far!

Apart from my 4 x currently published novels, I plan to release a sequel to my debut 'Clouds of Grey' later in 2017. I have recently released on Kindle my very first short story titled 'The Storyteller', and am working on my 2nd. Add to that 4 other first draft 100,000 word manuscripts I am yet to re-write, polish and edit, and my next few years will be as busy as I want them to be! Living in UK for a year or two for different inspiration is part of our exciting short-term plans.